Open Explorer to the Folders You Use Most
I rarely use My Documents folder, so it is a waste of energy (in terms of clicking the mouse button and yes, I'm that lazy) to open the folder that I use the most every time I open my Windows Explorer. So after four years and one OS reinstallation (pretty late, I know), I decided that I've had enough!
Windows Explorer's default target folder is My Documents.
As for this particular customization, I did two things:
1. Set D:/Workspace as the target folder for Window Explorer. (Workspace is the folder I mostly use and will be the new target folder for Window Explorer)
2. Set Window Explorer so that it'll open with the left pane in Tree View rather than Folder View.
How to set the new the target folder
In this tutorial, I'll use D:\Workspace as my new target folder.
1. Right click on the Window Explorer icon (or shortcut) which you want to change the target destination. Choose Properties
Take note that changes made only affect the icon (or shortcut) that you choose in Step 1 above. So if you have three shortcuts for Windows Explorer, you'll have to manually repeat this walk through for all three icons if you want all of them to point to the same destination.
2. Click on the Shortcut tab.
3. On the Target field, you can see that the value in that field is:
%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe
4. Now add the full path to the new target folder at the end of the value in the Target field (without the quotation marks):
" D:\Workspace"
Do take note of the single whitespace and the comma.
Now the value in your Target field should look like this:
%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe D:\Workspace
5. Click OK. You're done, however if you want to make other Windows Explorer's shortcut to point to this new destination you must repeat Step 1 till Step 5 manually for each Shortcut icon that you have.
Set Window Explorer so that it'll open with the left pane in Tree View
You may notice that changing the target destination for the Window Explorer will make the new Window Explorer to open with Folder View on the left hand panel rather than the Tree View that you're fond of.
But have no fear! I'll show you how to fix that and bring back your beloved Tree View in no time.
1. Follow Step 1 and Step 2 mentioned above (in How to set the new the target folder section)
2. On the Target field, you can see that the value in that field is:
%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe D:\Workspace
4. Now add "/e," (without the quotation marks) IMMEDIATELY BEFORE to the path of the new target folder in the Target field.
Now the value in your Target field should look like this:
%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,D:\Workspace
Do take note of the single whitespace.
5. Click OK.
Resources
Open Explorer to the Folders You Use Most
How To Change Windows Explorer Icon To Open A Different Folder In Windows XP And Vista
Disclaimer
See my User Profile page.
Windows Explorer's default target folder is My Documents.
As for this particular customization, I did two things:
1. Set D:/Workspace as the target folder for Window Explorer. (Workspace is the folder I mostly use and will be the new target folder for Window Explorer)
2. Set Window Explorer so that it'll open with the left pane in Tree View rather than Folder View.
How to set the new the target folder
In this tutorial, I'll use D:\Workspace as my new target folder.
1. Right click on the Window Explorer icon (or shortcut) which you want to change the target destination. Choose Properties
Take note that changes made only affect the icon (or shortcut) that you choose in Step 1 above. So if you have three shortcuts for Windows Explorer, you'll have to manually repeat this walk through for all three icons if you want all of them to point to the same destination.
2. Click on the Shortcut tab.
3. On the Target field, you can see that the value in that field is:
%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe
4. Now add the full path to the new target folder at the end of the value in the Target field (without the quotation marks):
" D:\Workspace"
Do take note of the single whitespace and the comma.
Now the value in your Target field should look like this:
%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe D:\Workspace
5. Click OK. You're done, however if you want to make other Windows Explorer's shortcut to point to this new destination you must repeat Step 1 till Step 5 manually for each Shortcut icon that you have.
Set Window Explorer so that it'll open with the left pane in Tree View
You may notice that changing the target destination for the Window Explorer will make the new Window Explorer to open with Folder View on the left hand panel rather than the Tree View that you're fond of.
But have no fear! I'll show you how to fix that and bring back your beloved Tree View in no time.
1. Follow Step 1 and Step 2 mentioned above (in How to set the new the target folder section)
2. On the Target field, you can see that the value in that field is:
%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe D:\Workspace
4. Now add "/e," (without the quotation marks) IMMEDIATELY BEFORE to the path of the new target folder in the Target field.
Now the value in your Target field should look like this:
%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,D:\Workspace
Do take note of the single whitespace.
5. Click OK.
Resources
Open Explorer to the Folders You Use Most
How To Change Windows Explorer Icon To Open A Different Folder In Windows XP And Vista
Disclaimer
See my User Profile page.